Rocket Lab bets eight billion dollars on Iridium acquisition
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for eight billion dollars, a landmark transaction that signals th…
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SpaceX Targets Two Launches in a Single Weekend
Within hours of each other, SpaceX scheduled missions from both US coasts: a 7.5-ton broadcast satellite for SiriusXM from Florida and 24 mo…
ISS crews reunite in Houston as ESA's SMILE enters science orbit
Expedition 73 astronauts gathered in Houston to mark their return from the ISS, while ESA's SMILE spacecraft reached its operational science…
SpaceX's Secretive Starfall Capsule Completes Its First Test Flight
SpaceX flew its mysterious Starfall reentry capsule on June 23, offering virtually no details about the mission's objectives or customer. Th…
Starliner's Return to Flight: Committed but Without a Date
NASA and Boeing are standing behind Starliner despite an unresolved technical picture. Safety advisers say the capsule could remain grounded…
SpaceX debuts Starfall reentry capsule in orbital demonstration
SpaceX lifted off from Cape Canaveral with Starfall, a brand-new reentry capsule weighing around 2,100 kg. The demonstration mission marks t…
NASA Confirms Sean Gallagher as Permanent Chief Information Officer
Sean Gallagher has been formally appointed NASA's Chief Information Officer, ending an interim period that began in January. The role puts h…
SpaceX flies Starfall, its new orbital reentry capsule
SpaceX launched a demonstration flight of Starfall on Tuesday, an all-new reentry capsule tipping the scales at around 2,100 kilograms. The …
Vandenberg's Busiest Pad Serves Both Commerce and Espionage
Within two days, SpaceX flew two separate Falcon 9 missions from the same California pad — one adding to its commercial Starlink network, th…
Jio Charts Course for a Sovereign LEO Constellation Ahead of Its IPO
Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries and owner of India's largest mobile network, has outlined a two-stage plan to enter th…
DAPHNE: NASA targets the atmosphere-ionosphere frontier
NASA has chosen the DAPHNE mission concept to investigate how space weather and Earth's own atmospheric dynamics shape the near-space enviro…
SpaceX Lifts Off With Classified NRO Satellites From Vandenberg
SpaceX targeted a pre-dawn window on June 19 to orbit a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, likely carry…
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